[TowerTalk] Re: what bow to use?

[Floyd Sense]

I use a Marksman slingshot from Walmart, at a cost of $4.99.  Just this past
weekend, I easily shot a line over two 80 foot trees.  I suppose if the
trees had been 100 feet, I'd have been thinking about a bow.

K8AC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Ewing AA6E" <aa6e at arrl.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Cc: <paule at sfu.ca>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 7:04 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Re: what bow to use?


> Myself, I used a slingshot that cost all of about $15 on the Internet.  I
had
> thought about bows & arrows, but this seemed a lot simpler, at least to
get you
> up to 40 ft or so.  I guess you need more horsepower if you're trying to
shoot
> over the top of a 90 ft tree.
>
> 73, Martin AA6E/1
> --------------
> From: paule at sfu.ca
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] wires in trees  - what bow to use?
> Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 14:57:56 -0700
>
> I read somewhere, where a fellow recommended against a compound
> bow because the quick speedup could cause lines to break.
>
> Any other comments on compound vs recurve and or poundage?
>
> cheers, Paul - VA7NT ex VE7CQK - email: paule at sfu.ca
> "Those who hear not the music. . . think the dancers mad."
>
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